Quinquennial Try Something New - Due March 13, 2023

[Haagmm]

Swap Due Date: March 13, 2023
Sign up by Date: March 6, 2023
Withdraw by date: no deadline, just communicate please
Number of Items: 3 for 3 or 6 for 6
Number of participants: unlimited
Media: Any media is welcome – no stickers

This is the 5th Anniversary of Try Something New! Doing this swap over the new year helps me keep my creative brain young and dynamic. As adults, we don’t try new things or challenge ourselves as much as we did when we were children. Most of this is due to past failure, worry or insecurities. Kids are always trying different ways to figure things out, making new projects, developing new skills – there are no excuses and minimal limitations in their eyes.

This swap is centered on trying a new style, a new technique, or a new product. We work on the honor system, if you say it’s new to you, nobody will question. This is also a NO-JUDGMENT zone! Do not hesitate to try several new techniques, styles or products and post as many experiments as you would like. I love to see the creative, learning process at work. When you have 3 (or 6) pieces that you are satisfied with (you don’t have to love them) send them in for the swap and feel triumphant that you learned and grew your experiences. Your cards to not have to have the same new style, technique, product on them.

Some easy new techniques are shaving cream marbling, paint pouring, nail polish dip marbling, blending watercolors, watercolor with salt or alcohol, or crayola resist. Some new products I’ve tried recently are paint pouring, heavy body acrylic paints and acrylics with thickener. And I will admit, I still have the (not so) recently ‘inherited’ a set of gouache paint that I haven’t tried.

Other new techniques may be impasto (pulling and scraping to manipulate paint), splattering and dropping or body printing. Check out this article for some interesting ideas https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/painting-techniques

All mediums and techniques are welcome. Send in your best work but don’t be your worst critic!
All cards need to be standard ATC size: 2.5” X 3.5” and sturdy. No shaped cards for this swap. Please don’t send flimsy cards that are just a sheet of paper. Back your ATC on heavy cardstock or paperboard (such as a cereal or tissue box). Cards need to be sent in a plastic sleeve for their protection.

Mailing
*Please include at least the Swap name, your Username, your real name and location and the style, technique or product on the back of each card.
*US participants, please enclose an address label and a forever stamp. I will provide envelopes.
*If your cards are bulky please consider adding a loose extra ounce stamp to help your cards get to their forever homes.
*International participants: please enclose an address label and a well concealed US Dollar Bill, an International Forever Stamp or I have Venmo. I will provide envelopes.
*When your cards are ready to mail, send me a PM for my address. If you have my Beachy address it is still correct. Please mail your cards early so that they will arrive by the deadline.

When you receive your returns, please leave “you rock” points for the artists whose cards you received, and if you feel that I’ve done a good job as a host, please leave an iTrader for me (haagmm).

So, who wants to Try Something New?
1. RaineyDay - cards rec’d
3. Allegrae - cards rec'd
4. leydab - cards record
6. chimerix -cards rec'd
7. shoreart
8. dnewton972 -cards rec'd
9. CiCiCreates - cards rec'd
10. Juju
11. Donnacr - cards rec'd
13. Mushu - cards rec'd
14. sheshedoesit - cards rec'd
15. Elliejaybird - cards rec'd
16. tafkabecky - cards rec'd
17. jo.on.the.go - cards rec'd
18. Bishopmate
20. Bunnymther - cards rec'd
21. The Walnut Tree - cards rec'd
23. Sarat - cards rec'd
24. Somnia
25. jtpaints- cards rec’d

[NancyL]

lurking.....this is certainly a motivation for buying some new product.

[RaineyDay]

Yes, I would like to join please.

[CastleQueen5]

Add me, I would like to try that string pull painting.

[Allegrae]

me please!

[leydab]

Me, please!

[NancyL]

Sign me up.

[NancyL]

I spent a lot of time poring over how-to art books and ordered 2 about painting abstracts. Then I went to work on a swap from a small ATC group. I had to make a torn paper landscape which I have never done. So now I have choices of something new to try. I'll try both things. I guess my real choice will be what to submit for here.

[chimerix]

I'll definitely try something new with you! I'm not sure what technique I'll try, but I have a few on my list to try out. Thanks for the invitation!

[shoreart]

Thanks for writing. I too will join! Probably trying watercolors!!

[dnewton972]

Yes!!please sign me up!!

[CiCiCreates]

Please sign me up too. My attempts will probably be encaustics with crayon and nail polish marbling.

[Juju]

Please add me also! I have been wanting to learn something different so this is a great opportunity to do so!

[Donnacr]

I love these swaps (and the ‘quinquennial’ title). I enjoy the challenge of finding something new and the inspiration from other people’s creations.
please sign me up

[catladybj]

add me-there are always new things to try!!!

[Mushu]

Add me in please. I received two fun new art items for Christmas and I can not wait to use them!

[Tafkabecky]

Lurking with intent! This sounds great!!!

[Haagmm]

Welcome to RaineyDay, CastleQueen5, Allegrae, leydab, NancyL, chimerix, shoreart, dnewton972, CiCiCreates, Juju, Donnacr, catladybj and Mushu!! I am so happy that you've joined me in my experimenting.

Tafkabecky - feel free to lurk and enjoy the energy.

I finally broke out the gouache paints that I inherited when my son decided he didn't like them. After opening the box I discovered that he used all the black and almost all the white. However, I started painting the 24 inchies that I'm making for the mid-Nov PAT and I like them so far! They have more intense color than watercolors but otherwise move like watercolor. I'll update the group after doing some more detailed work with them.

For accountability sake, I'm hoping to try a dutch pour and paint pulling with a metal ball chain (like what dog tags are worn on). On YouTube, it makes beautiful lily-like flowers. I will post pics, regardless of how pleased I am with the pieces. I hope that you all will bring us along with you as you try new things!

[Elliejaybird]

Thanks for the invite. Definitely sign me up

[sheshedoesit]

Hi…fairly new to this group…please sign me up 3/3…
Sheila…sheshedoesit